Orchestral Series

Relive gems of the baroque period and explore new repertoire with our Orchestral Series and Baroque Explorations concerts.

Soloists

Emma Horwood | soprano

Leader 

Ben Dollman

The Passion of Christ has inspired composers for centuries and we start our 2023 Orchestral series delving into some of the riches of the Baroque period including selections from Scarlatti’s Stabat Meter and Handel’s Brockes-Passion.

Soloists

Aaron Brown | violin

Philip Griffin | oud

Tunji Beier | hand percussion

Maryam Rahmani | santur

Leader 

Ben Dollman

A unique concert event exploring the fascinating mix of musical cultures along the Mediterranean in the medieval and early renaissance period, with special guests Aaron Brown (violin/rebec) and his ‘Early Modern Trio’, and santur player Maryam Rahmani in conjunction with Nexus Arts.

In this time Muslim culture prevailed in modern-day Spain alongside Judaic and Christian communities; flowed Eastward into France, Italy and Greece where vibrant dances and poetic forms evolved and found exchange, reaching to the Ottoman empire and Persia in the east.

Musical forms from this time continue to inspire, and Brown intertwines the traditional with the contemporary in an exotic fusion with Philip Griffin (oud) and Tunji Beier (hand percussion). Maryam Rahmani brings a beguiling presence on the santur, a traditional Iranian hammered dulcimer.

With Adelaide Baroque’s core players, we form a medieval band that will take you on an exotic journey in words and music in the cabaret setting of Nexus Arts.

Featuring

Michael Meehan | author

Dave Court | graphic projected imagery

Laura Vaughan | viola da gamba

Catherine Finnis | viola da gamba

Leader 

Ben Dollman

‘An ungrateful instrument’ is the title of award-winning Adelaide author, Michael Meehan’s latest book. It is a novel of many themes but central is the struggle between Baroque musicians Antoine Forqueray and his son Jean-Baptiste, perhaps the greatest instrumentalists of their day and both in their times child prodigies to the court of Louis XIV.

We take the music of those two protagonists and the court of Louis XIV, one of the richest epochs of French music in any age with selections from Lully, Couperin, Charpentier and Marais to illuminate readings from the book by Michael.

Set in the art deco interior of Burnside Ballroom, graphic visual artist Dave Court will produce a series of dramatic and interactive projections, bringing a third creative vision to the project.

Featuring

Jessica Dean | soprano

Kyle Stegall | tenor

Leanne Sullivan | baroque trumpet

St Peter’s Cathedral Choir

Adelaide Baroque Orchestra Leader 

Rachael Beesley

What greater way to celebrate the joy of music than with two of the most popular masterworks from two of the greatest of Baroque composers:

Handel’s “Ode for St Cecilia’s Day”, HWV 76 and Bach’s Cantata “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”, BWV 51 in the glorious acoustics of St Peter’s Cathedral.

St Cecilia was born in 180 AD. and is known as the patron saint of music and musicians, with her Feast Day commemorating her life and death on 22 November. Handel’s Ode takes the poem of John Dryden of 1687 and sets it in exuberant and joyful creativity.

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Companion Card

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Burnside Town Hall

401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore

Elder Hall

The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
Access: Enter via the lift on the eastern side of the building

Nexus Arts

Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide

North Adelaide Baptist Church

154 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Access: Enter via the Eastern side door

North Adelaide Baroque Hall

104 Tynte St, North Adelaide

St John’s Halifax Street

379 Halifax St, Adelaide

St Peter’s Cathedral

27 King William Road, North Adelaide
Enter via side door off the carpark on northern side of Cathedral

Adelaide Baroque reserves the right to change the program or artists without notice